Kitchen

Mikage is raised by her grandmother after her parents pass away. She’s left unmoored after her grandmother dies and turns to the kitchen, as well as her friend Yoichi and her mother, who takes her in. A lovely exploration of grief, found family, and the ties that bind us. Banana Yoshimoto is renowned in Japan. This is her first book to be published in English, translated from the Japanese by Megan Backus.